January 2012
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“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your...”
– Franz Kafka (via myquotelibrary)
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A therian story [tw: childhood history, does not...
Most people who don’t understand being nonhuman, think that it works like this: you are 13, 14, 15, and you’re tired of your life. You’re angry at humans, you’re angry at the way the planet is polluted. You want someone to hate and a reason to hate them. You think about all the dragon books you liked to read as a child. You remember the feeling of adventure....
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chasingcaribou:
May you all be carried into the coming year, in brightness and wonder.
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another all-over-the-place post about identity,...
nevernotbroken:
The entire discussion of transabled/transethnic identities over the last few days has put a lot of emphasis on the narrative of a transethnic/transracial person who is read as white or abled, and who identifies as/wants to be (genuinely unsure of the terminology to use here, I’ll go with “identifies with” because i’m transgendered and that’s what I prefer) disabled or of color....
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fourquadrants said:
I saw you tagged a post as “transcorporeal,” and I’ve never heard that term before. Could you explain what it means? Thanks. :) - Ariane
tegidsystem said:
Of course. :)
trans = across, beyond, or through… same as in transgender, for instance, would be ‘beyond gender’
corporeal = pertaining to the body
So transcorporeal = ‘beyond the body,’ and in...
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December 2011
Anonymous asked: BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD !!! Once you are given this award, you are supposed to paste it in the ask of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing will happen, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out. :)
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othercounsel:
Has anyone seen this Col-Letto bed?
Being a rodent and my other half being an avian, we love nesting and our bed is covered with (my) collected soft junk. My junk would be way more comfy situated inside something like this, but the beds are super expensive. I think, though, that I could design a mattress wrap that would simulate this for much much cheaper. Are others...
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Tags I like to look at because I always hope there will be good things on them:
swans
wings
flying
flight
fly
birds
What is actually on them:
the band “Swans”
fried meat
planes
planes
quotes about how “your love makes me feel like flying”
actually usually birds
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Anonymous asked: haha, same anon. admiring you and how awesome you are from afar, i suppose? :) just want to let you know there are non-otherkin that believe you're not 'delusional' and care and aren't looking to pick a fight ;u;
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nine: what does being not human mean to you?
kinkithandkind:
being fey, to me, means a different way of living. it means floating like a branch in the river while the waters of humanity swirl around you, present and observant, sometimes an influence on the direction of the flow, but in the end outside of it despite being at the centre of the stream. it means embracing a cycle of creation and destruction where the rest of the world seems...
Anonymous asked: another argument for people that don't accept: take PTSD and other now very valid psychological phenomena. when they first emerged, no one believed it was legitimate because it 'can't be possible', because it wasn't tangible. and so many people were mistreated and suffered discrimination. governments refused to help, doctors and charity organisations rejected the claims. ...
Anonymous asked: i think, part of otherkin rejection/hate comes from subconscious misappropriation and social darwinism? the theory that humans are the most evolved in the animal kingdom in almost every way - especially mentally - and for beings to come out and identify with something that is not human might instigate people to feel contempt or incredulity at this supposed 'degradation' of...
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“I don’t react as a wolf would…. I react as a wolf would if she was whisked out...”
– Anonymous (via leavingsofthewolf)
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Why otherkin hate and ableism are not the same...
I’m still working out what I feel about otherkin and oppression (though, this post by tegidsystem is very good reading if you are interested in sensible talk about the idea). But, I do want to say one thing.
I have heard people say, “otherkin hate is not a separate thing, it comes from ableism”. And, I don’t think that’s really true. I think, ableism is involved, but...
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Chasing Caribou is back! →
And being amazing bringing rational arguments to the otherkin/therian community, like always. <3
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skiesskies asked: Are there people who aren’t autism spectrum who stim? I am asking you because in my head, you are the person on the internet who knows all of the things. Also because I’ve probably been stimming all my life and am still trying to figure out all the dealies going on in my brain.
yes, I know adults with other disabilities who stim (blindness, brain injury,...
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Avian Death God (image)
nonhumanquotes:
This is “Death Bird” by user vrass of furaffinity.net. It seemed like something the owner of nonhumanquotes might enjoy, and perhaps some of the followers (particularly the birdkin sort).
[image description: ominous black bird crouching perched on a branch, stares directly at the viewer. Its wings each have one very long claw on the alula (thumb joint), and its feet have...
eccoecho asked: Could you let me know when the next issue of forestvoice is going to be put together? I'd like to submit something :) The first one is fantastic.
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Species Dysphoria Survey [tw: mentions eating... →
swanblood:
Please spread this around and everyone experiencing species dysphoria or, who thinks they might be, please take this survey and help to collect more information on what species dysphoria is and how it expresses.
It’s anonymous, just something I am personally doing to help to have more solid information on this.
Reblogging this because I want to have at least 200 answers before I...
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Hardcover versions of The Forest Voice!
thetricksterisme said:
I’ve been thinking about this, and I just want to extend and offer to anyone who might be interested. I do bookbinding, and I would be completely willing to bind hardcover versions of the Zine for anyone who was interested. My only request would be that you cover shipping and supply costs (which aren’t terribly high on a project like this). If anyone’s...
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street-howitzer:
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street-howitzer:
So I come back to Tumblr, and I find that some autistics are using the “actuallyautistic” tag.
Because non-autistics use the “autism” tag to the point where it’s almost impossible to find posts from actual autistics.
Two things about this.
One: Autistics are the ones characterized as being resistant to change, but we...
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So... confronting a question of some importance to...
tegidsystem:
Before about… *counts*… nine hours ago, we were rather of the opinion that no, otherkin (and nonhumans in general) do not experience oppression just by being otherkin. Most of our system members self-identify as otherkin, and all of us identify as nonhumans… and we’ve never personally felt particularly oppressed by it. Our body has white, able-bodied, cisgendered passing privilege,...
Anonymous asked: in the harbor nearby there was a swan called rupert. i don't know he got there, just that you could see him out there sometimes. i think a family house on the bay front used to feed him. maybe they raised him, i can't remember. eventually, they gave him a mate, pearl. unfortunately pearl was killed and rupert died a few months after. but it was really neat to see him there. he was gray...
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Treat Him Well . A love triangle's strange...
kincity:
Written By: Fee
The imp had passed out on the bus stop bench for about an hour or so until he woke up. It was morning, and the raindrops on his minty green skin and pleather jacket had accumulated overnight from the light showers just before dawn. Some were sliding down his whitish-teal hair and dripping off of his horns into a small puddle on the pavement.
He sat up, groggy and...
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